# Blog posts

Blogging is a great way to [improve your Search Engine Optimization (SEO)](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/promoting-marketing/seo), build your audience, and generate more traffic and sales for your business. Setting up a blog can help you build a community around your products and your brand.

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**Steps:**&#x20;

1. In the theme editor **(Customize)**, click **Add section.**
2. Locate **Blog posts**
3. Make necessary changes. > **Save.**
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### General settings

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* **Width** - With of this section 3 options : Container / Stretched / Full width
* **Subheading**&#x20;
* **Heading** - Heading of this section
* **Heading size** - From Heading 1 to Heading 6
* **Description** - Description of this section
* **Layout** - *Horizontal / Vertical*

### Blog settings

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* **Blog -** Select blog post
* **Image ratio -** Adapt to image / Square (1:1) / Portrait (3:4) / Landscape (4:3) / Landscape (5:3.5) / Wide (16:9)
* **Show featured image**
* **Show date**
* **Show author**
* **Show excerpt**
* **Show category**
* **Show read more**
* **Enable white button**

### **Grid settings**

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* **Stack columns** -  Display columns in a grid layout. ( If disable Layout columns is carousel )
* **Show carousel progress bar**
* **Enable overflow visible** - When this feature is enabled, the Carousel will be allowed to overflow from the container
* **Number of posts to show**&#x20;
* **Column (Desktop) -** Number columns per row for desktop

### Mobile Layout

* **Enable swipe on mobile**

### Colors

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* **Background**
* **Text color**

### Section padding

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* **Top padding**
* **Bottom padding**